Breaking Things on Purpose

Explore the concept of Failure Testing in this 48-minute conference talk from GOTO Amsterdam 2018. Learn how proactively breaking systems can help identify and resolve issues before they become critical problems. Discover the importance of practicing failure scenarios to improve system resilience and team preparedness. Gain insights from Kolton Andrus, Co-founder and CEO of Gremlin, on implementing Chaos Engineering principles to enhance the reliability of your software systems. Delve into both the technical and social aspects of preparing for system failures, and understand why controlled experiments are crucial for effective crisis management.